Webbing buckle



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Filed April 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 "W A TTORN J. B. RUSS WEBBING BUCKLE March 5 1929.

Filed April 7, 1928 -2 sneeza-sn ei 2 A TTORN Patented Mar. 5, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN B. RUSS, OF SHELTON, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE BASSETTMETAL GOODS COMPANY, INC., OF SHELTON, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

WEBBING BUCKLE.

Application filed April 7,

My invention relates to webbing buckles and has for its object to provide a new and improved buckle which can be applied to webbing without stitching, and yet is relatively flat. It further has for its object to provide a buckle to which the webbing can be attached without sewing and from which extended end surfaces are absent. It further has for its object to provide a buckle which is strong and inexpensive to manufacture.

My buckle in small sizes is adapted for various uses, particularly for hose supporters and in larger sizes for suspenders and the like.

The following is a description of an embodiment of my invention reference being had to the drawings, in which:

Figure 1 shows my buckle as applied to a garter;

Fig. shows on an enlarged scale a section of the buckle 011 the line 22, Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 shows a section of the buckle on the line 3-3, Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 shows the buckle of Fig. 1 separated from the web with the clamping lever raised;

Fig. .55 shows on a reduced scale the plate used in the buckle of Fig. l as it comes from the stamping press;

Fig. 6 shows a sectional view of a modificatiou;

Fig. 7 shows certain details of the construction of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 shows on a reduced scale the plate oil? the buckle of Fig. 6 as it comes from the stamping press;

Fig. 9 shows a further modification of the link of the buckle with the plate secured thereto;

Fig. 10 is a section of Fig. 9 with the webbing shown in dotted lines.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 2 is the web of a hose supporter having an ordinary hose supporter loop device 4 carried thereby. 6 is the clamping lever of the buckle engaging the upward reach of the web hing and pivotally mounted upon the upper portion of a wire link 8. Secured to the lower portion of this link is a metallic plate 10, the two parts being so secured that the link together with the plate 10 constitute a base lever with which the clamping lever 6 coacts. In order that the parts 8 and 10 shall constitute a base lever, the link is provided with an extension or a downwardly projecting portion engaging the front face of the 1928. Serial No. 268,104.

plate 10 so as to limit the forward movement of the link relatively to said plate. This plate has its upper and lower portions bent as shown for purposes hereinafter set forth.

The plate-engaging portion preferably consists of one or more legs 12 depending from the lower side of the link in which case the upper edge of the plate 10 is provided with a notch 13, the adjacent ortions oi the late ll being bent around he adjacent bo y of the linl: so as to hold the plate to the link, as shown in Fig. it.

Preferably one or both of the legs 12 extend nearly to the lower edge of the bent-up portion of the plate 10 and a notch 16 is provided in said bent-up portion for receiving the lower end of said legs. Both edges of the plate 10 are provided with teeth, the same being formed when the plate is struck out from a flat piece of metal. The teeth on the upper bent over portion are the counterparts of the teeth on the lower edge, being left by the action of the die in cutting a severed plate. The teeth on the upper bent over portion as phey are bent around the link hold it sufiicienty. swedged down upon the end of a strip of Webbing so as to clamp the end of the strip to the plate. By forming counterpart teeth on two edges of the plate there is a saving in metal over that which would be required if the edges of the plate were straight, amounting to the metal contained in either set of teeth. This saving while small is important in a manufacture of buckles in which, on account of the col'npetition every saving counts.

In constructing the buckle the links 8, levers 6 and blanks for the plates 10 are first The lower edge of the link is bent up andformed in quantity. The levers and plates V portion downward by means of a press into the position shown in Fig. 2. The teeth on the portion 22 when it is swedgcd down upon the webbing extend toward the teeth onthe portion 14: so that they force or crimp the webbing into therecesses between the upper teeth and thus hold it more securely than it would be held by a simple swedging of the portion 22.

After the Webbing is secured to the plate 10 it is then passed through the link and downward and through the upper memberof the loop 4 and then upward through the link again, as shown in F 2, the lever (B being at that time in raised position. When the lever is depressed to the position shown in Fig. 2 it clamps the upper reach of the webbing against the first pass of the webbing, as shown in Fig. 2, so as to result in a firm holding of the upper reach of the webbing.

In the modification shown in Fig. 6, the link is formed as an open link 2s having on its upper side oppositely disposed trunnions 26 and a closed lower end from which depends a loop 28 constituting two legs connected together at their lower ends. This link can be substituted for the link 8 in the buckle of Fig. 4:. In connection with either link the lower edge of the plate instead of being turned forwardly can be turned rearwardly and upwardly, as shown at 2'? in Fig. 6, in which case the webbing is passed through the link but once, as shown in Fig, ll. d ith this construction the upper edge of the portion 27 should not be toothed and the saving of the metal above referred to cannot be accomplished by the using of counterpart teeth upon the opposite edges. The upper edge of the part 2'? should, however, be elevated sufliciently so that it is substantially in the same plane as the upper surface of the POP tions which surround the link so that the upper reach of the webbing will be held by the clamping lever in contact with the portion of the webbing which passes over the portion 27, as shown in Fig. 6.

The downwardly depending legs of Figs. 4 and 6 may be replaced by waving the lower portion of the link with which the plate engages, as shown in Fig. 9. \Vhen this done this lower portion is preferably fiattened as shown at 30 in Figs. 9 and 10 so as to provide an extended holding surface which is surrounded by the bent over portion of the plate, as shown at 32 in Fig. 10. This flattening results in a still thinner buckle.

My buckle has the advantage that it permits the base lever to be formedpartly of wire which can be shaped in an ordinary wire bending machine and does not require any stitching in order to secure the webbing thereto. It is a strong buckle and is simple and cheap to manufacture. Its use results in a saving over wire base buckles in that no stitching is necessary. My buckle is thin and does not have the objectionable forward projection found in struck-up two piece buckles. It is of the rustless type, the base being substantially covered by the webbing when the buckle is in use. In the manufacture of this buckle there is practically no scrap. These buckles are usually made for webbing of two thicknesses. With the thickor webbing the link is made with a slightly larger open lVhen the buckles are made as in Fig. 1 preferably make the legs of one sized link of the same length and the legs of the other sized l nk of unequal length so as to readily distinguish the two sizes in case links of both sizes becon'ic. mined.

As will be evident to those skilled in the art, my invention permits of various modifications without departing from the spirit thereof or the scope of the appended claims.

W hat claim is:

l. in a webbing buckle the combination of a plate having on its lower portion a portion adapted to beswedgcd to hold the end or a strip of webbing, a clamping lever, and a link LO the upper and lower portions of which said lever and plate are connected re speetively, said link having an opening for said webbing, said clamping lever being pivotally mounted on the upper portion of said link, and said link and plate constituting a base lever coacting with the clamping lever.

2. ln a webbing buckle the con'ibination of a plate having on its lower portion a portion adapted to be swedged to hold the end of a strip ofwebbing, a clamping lever, and a link to the upper and lower portions of which said lever and plat are connected respectively, said link havin an opening for said webbing, said clamping lever being pivotally mounted on the upper portion of said link, and said link and plate constituting a base lever coacting with the clamping lever, said link having a portion limiting the forward turning of said link relatively to said plate.

In a webbing buckle the COlTllJllllllllOl'l of a plate having on its lower portion a portion adapted to be swedged to hold the end of a string of webbing, a clamping lever, and a link to the upper and lower portions of which said lever and plate are connected respectively, said link having an opening for said webbing, said clamping lever being pivotally mounted on the upper portion of said link, and said link and plate constituting a base lever enacting with the clamping lever, said link having a portion limiting the forward turning of said link relatively to said plate, and consisting of a depending leg engaging the front of said plate.

4:. In a webbing buckle the combination of a plate having on its lower portion a portion adapted to be swedged to hold the end of a strip of webbing, a clamping lever, and a link to the upper and lower portions of which said lever and plate are connected respectively, said link having an opening for said webbing, said clan'iping lever being pivotally mounted on the upper portion of said link, and said lint and plate constituting a base lever coacting with the clamping lever, said plate having toothed edges, the upper teeth holding said link and the lower teeth adapted to be swedged upon said end, said teeth being oii'set relatively to each other so that the upper teeth are in line with the spaces between said lower teeth.

5. In a webbing buckle the combination of a late having on its lower portion a portion a apted to be swedged to hold the end of a strip of webbing, a clamping lever, and a link to the upper and lower portions of which said lever and plate are connected respectively, said link having an opening for said webbing, said clamping lever being pivotally mounted on the upper portion of said link, and said link and plate constituting a base lever coacting with the clamping lever, said link having a portion limiting the forward turning of said link relatively to said plate, and consisting of a depending leg engaging the front of said plate, the upper end of said plate being bent around said link and having a notch in which said leg is located.

6. In a webbing buckle the combination of a plate having on its lower portion a portion adapted to be swedged to hold the end of a strip of webbing, a clamping lever, and

a link to the upper and lower portions of which said lever and plate are connected respectively, said link having an opening for said webbing, said clamping lever being pivotally mounted on the upper portion of said link, and said link and plate constituting a base lever coacting with the clamping lever, said link having a. portion limiting the forward turning of said link relatively to said plate, and consisting of a depending leg engaging the i'ront of said plate, said plate having toothed edges, the upper edge being bent over and holding said link and the lower edge adapted to be swedged upon said webbing end, said teeth being counterparts oifset relatively to each other so that the upper teeth are in line with the spaces between said lower teeth, the upper bent over end of said plate having a notch in which said leg is located, and the lower bent over end having a notch in alinement therewith and into which said leg extends.

7. In a webbing buckle the combination of a plate having on its lower portion a portion adapted to be swed ed to hold the end of a strip of webbing, a c amping lever, and a link to the upper and lower portions of which said lever and plate are connected respectively, said link having an o ening for said webbing, said clamping lever eing pivotally mounted on the upper portion of said link, and said link and plate constituting a base lever coacting with the clamping lever, said link having a portion limiting the forward turning a of said link relatively to said plate, and consisting of two depending legs disconnected at their lower ends and connected at their upper ends by the upper portion of the link.

8. In a webbing buckle the combination of a plate having on its lower portion a portion adapted to be swed ed to hold the end of a strip of webbin a clamping lever, and a link to the upper and lower portions of which said lever and plate are connected respectively, said link havin an opening for said Webbing, said clamping ever being pivotally mounted on the upper portion of said link, and said link and plate constituting a base lever coacting with the clamping lever, said lower portion being upwardly turned on the front side of said plate.

9. In a webbing buckle the combination of a plate having on its lower portion a portion adapted to be swedged to holdthe end of a strip of webbing, a clamping lever, and a link to the upper and lower portions of which said lever and plate are connected, respectively, said link having an opening for said webbing, said clamping lever being pivotally mounted on the upper portion of said link,

and said link and plate constituting a base lever coacting with the clamping lever, said plate having toothed edges, the upper teeth holding said link and the lower teeth adapted to be swedged upon said end, said teeth being oflt'set relatively to each other so that the upper teeth are in line with the spaces between said lower teeth, the lower teeth when swedged forcing the webbing into recesses between the upper teeth.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification this 5th day of April, 1928.

JOHN B. RUSS. 

